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"Max with Cat" by Sigmund Abeles |
Internationally acclaimed, New York-based
artist Sigmund Abeles will visit UNC Asheville August 26-28 for a
series of special events. Abele's visit will coincide with the
two-person exhibition
"Uncommon Expressions: The Art of Sigmund Abeles and Jerome
Witkin" on display at the Asheville Art Museum through
August 28.
While at UNC Asheville, the painter, printmaker and figurative
artist will visit the University's studios and offer critiques of
students' work. Abeles will also hold a master class in life drawing
for students on Thursday, Aug. 28. His visit concludes later that
day with a free public lecture at 5 p.m. in UNC Asheville's
Humanities Lecture Hall.
While in Asheville,
Abeles will also give a public lecture at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27,
at the Asheville Art Museum. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for
students.
"Witnessing first-hand the talent and knowledge of master artist
Sigmund Abeles is a not to be missed opportunity for the Asheville
community," said Virginia Derryberry, noted painter and UNC
Asheville art professor. "He is a premier draftsman and teacher who
is incredibly enthusiastic about the history and practice of art."
Born in Brooklyn but raised in Myrtle Beach, Abeles studied fine
arts at the University of South Carolina, the Art Students League of
New York, the Skowhegan School in Maine and holds a master's degree
in fine arts in painting at Columbia University. His pieces explore
the human figure and how it relates to our times, employing a
variety of mediums to create works both ambitious and intimate.
During Abeles' five-decade career in art, he has held numerous
higher education teaching positions and won various awards including
the National Institute of Fine Arts & Letters Award, the National
Council of Arts and Humanities Sabbatical Grant, the 1979 William T.
Korn Prize from the Society of American Graphic Artists and the 1981
Ralph Fabri Prize from New York's National Academy of Design. His
works are in permanent collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum
in London, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston. His studio is located in New York City, where
he has lived since 1994.
For more information, contact UNC Asheville Art Professor Virginia
Derryberry at 828/251-6875 or
vderrybe@unca.edu.
